A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

A few days had passed since Aierson's little princess arrived in the royal city, and Prime Minister Zuo entered the palace early in the morning.

But he did not go to see King Garlan, but came to the temple of Shamash and met with the high priest Shermer.

Because the two men asked the attendants around them to retreat outside when they were talking, no one knew what the two of them talked about.

It was only vaguely heard outside the house. At first, the high priest seemed angry, and the two argued for a few words, but their voices quickly dropped again.

The two of them stayed in the room all morning, whether talking or arguing, and finally seemed to have reached an agreement.

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Although she was rejected by Garlan, the little princess still ran to Garlan from time to time, but she no longer mentioned the child.

During the day, she wandered around the royal city and looked around.

She inquired about all the government decrees implemented by Garlan in the past few years after he came to power, and then went to the relevant areas and buildings where the decrees were implemented to see with her own eyes.

If you don't understand, just write it down in your mind and go to Garlan at night to ask.

For such a publicly implemented decree, Garlan had nothing to hide and patiently answered every question the little princess had.

He could see that the little princess obviously wanted to learn how to govern from him.

What the little princess is most interested in is the trade office established by Garlan.

Five years have passed, and now, in Aaron Landis, almost all large cities have established trade offices, and some are also in small and medium-sized cities that are conveniently located and are passed by the newly built Aaron Landis Avenue. As a result, small and medium-sized cities have become increasingly prosperous.

Garlan's road map for building new avenues all centered on cities directly under the royal court, and deliberately avoided cities where the city lords and nobles were in power. Therefore, those cities did not have spacious roads or convenient trade offices, and commerce gradually declined, much worse than five years ago.

With such fluctuations, the power of those city lords has become extremely weak.

They had little influence on the royal court anymore.

The city lords of some small cities had good foresight and simply took the initiative to find excuses to hand over power to the royal court in exchange for huge amounts of property and special care promised by the royal court. Then they devoted all their efforts to training the children of their families to become officials or enter the army to gain meritorious service as generals. The family slowly grew.

Those short-sighted city lords, holding on to the glory and power of their ancestors, refused to relax, and would rather be trapped in a city than make any changes. Although he can still maintain his aristocratic dignity now, I am afraid that it will decline in a few generations.

It can be said that Garlan spent five years and almost completed the centralization of power in Aaron Landis.

Moreover, after the separation of powers system was successfully implemented in the Department of Commerce and Trade, he gradually developed this system into national power.

Nowadays, in the royal court, a tripartite force has been formed: the minister of the royal court, the Shamash Temple and the Nanna Temple. In addition, there is also the Intelligence Department in charge of Tal who is hiding in the dark and is unknown to anyone.

Garlan's complete control of the country's political and military power, coupled with the support of a large amount of wealth, allowed him to carry out drastic reforms and successfully implement various policies.

During his five years in office, Aaron Landis has undergone rapid changes. It can be said that the changes are visible to the naked eye, and the national power has grown rapidly.

In fact, Queen Elson let Princess Emma go as envoy to Aaron Landis this time, with the intention of letting the princess learn from Aaron Landis.

Due to the many differences between Eielson and Aaron Landis, many of the decrees that could be implemented in Aaron Landis were actually not suitable for Eielson. However, for Aielson, whose main economy was maritime commerce, the Commerce and Trade Department was a very practical department.

Therefore, most of what the little princess asked Garlan about were government orders related to the Trade and Commerce Department.

And she also frankly told Gallan that Queen Ailson had planned to imitate Aaron Landis's trade office and build a similar trade center in the royal city.

After a few days passed, Kaihos returned to the royal city from the west.

In a few days, the Gods' Sacrifice will be held, and he naturally has to rush back to the royal city to participate in this grand sacrificial day.

When Kehos came to the palace to meet Garlan, Novi happened to be there too.

Since that day, he was probably worried that Gallan would accidentally be raped by the shameless Princess Aielson... So Novi, who rarely visited the house unless Gallan summoned him in the past, has been coming very frequently these days, almost Just stay by Garlan's side every day and be ready, especially when the little princess comes.

If the little princess didn't leave, he wouldn't leave either. He would guard Garlan firmly and not give the little princess any chance to take advantage of her.

The look in his eyes that looked at him coldly, as if guarding against thieves, made the little princess so angry.

Kehos, who knew that Novi didn't like to come to the palace, was surprised when he saw Novi here.

However, Garlan felt that it was just right, so he directly explained it to Kehos.

After the festival of the gods was over, when he returned to the battlefield in the Western Territory, he took Novi with him.

Kayhos didn't care about this and nodded casually.

What he is most interested in right now is what happened at the Flower Festival celebration not long ago.

At that time, he happened to be engaged in a small-scale war with the Gastad people and failed to make it back.

The Knight of the Sun, who always likes to hang out among flowers, deeply regrets that he cannot witness the feast where beautiful ladies from all over the world and even other countries gather together to bloom with the flowers.

However, forget it if you regret it.

What made him most curious was the declaration made by Garlan at the end of the Flower Royal Festival dinner.

Just when he was about to let Novi leave first and ask Gallan privately about the situation at that time, a large group of people came to the government room.

Shemuel, the high priest of Shamash.

Soga, the high priest of Nanna.

Sage, the leader of the Royal Knights.

The left minister, the elderly right minister, and several important ministers in the royal court.

It can be said that all the big names who hold a pivotal position in Aaron Landis are here.

Garlan was startled for a moment, looking thoughtful.

After a while, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised.

Looking at the dozen or so big shots who suddenly came in, Novi was stunned for a moment. He thought something important was going on, so he turned to look at Garlan, waiting for his instructions.

Seeing that Garlan had no intention of letting him retreat, he thought for a while and did not retreat.

Caihos's eyes swept across the crowd, and then turned to look at Garlan.

But when he looked back, all he saw was his Majesty's back.

Garlan, who was originally standing, turned around, walked to the throne above, then turned around and sat down.

The moment he sat down, the white cloak behind him flew up in a slight arc, and then spread softly on the green malachite throne.

The young king sat on the throne, staring at the people below with his bright golden eyes.

His expression seemed calm and calm.

But Kayhos, who was relatively close to him, could clearly see that the corners of Garlan's eyes were slightly curved, and he looked at everyone with a smile.

Worse.

The prince is here again.

As soon as he saw that familiar smile, the back of the blond knight's neck instinctively shivers.

As the guardian knight of Garlan, Kehos, who has been following him all the time, knew that since he was a child, whenever the prince showed such a smile, it meant someone was going to be unlucky.

...You know, the reputation of being a nymphomaniac had been with him for a long time, and it was not easy to get rid of it.

The corners of his slightly curved eyes and the smile flashed across his eyes, and Garlan on the throne looked at everyone calmly.

He raised his hand to signal everyone who was saluting him to stand up.

"You guys came here together. Do you have something important to talk to me about?"

Suojia, who was almost trapped, looked at his nose and heart with his eyes and nose, and stood in place to install the sculpture.

I hope that his behavior of sending someone to secretly inform the Lord of the matter before coming here can make him guilty and meritorious service.

Shermer pursed his lips and had a sullen face, which seemed a little unhappy, and he didn't seem to have any intention of speaking.

And Zuo Sixiang was pondering, seeming to be brewing words.

After a few seconds of silence, the straightforward Captain Sage saw that no one was speaking, so he took a step forward and spoke directly.

"Your Majesty, since you are unwilling to lower your requirements to marry the princess, we can only comply with your wishes."

Words, he said, go to the heart of the matter.

"However, it's okay not to marry the princess. In any case, please give birth to an heir as soon as possible so that there will be a successor to the throne."

The young king did not answer, still just watching everyone calmly.

"King Garlan, since the daughter of Elson intends to give birth to an heir for you, we think this is not a bad thing."

Zuo Sixiang looked up at Garlan and said seriously.

"If a girl is born, she will become the future Queen Elson. In this way, she will have half of your blood, which will definitely ensure that Aaron Landis and Elson will be friends for generations."

"If a boy is born and raised in the palace, then we and the many people in Aaron Landis will no longer have to worry about having no heir to the throne. In this way, even if you don't want to marry the princess , and we have nothing more to say.”

"Your Majesty, no matter how you look at it, this is something that is extremely beneficial to Aaron Landis. Please give it more consideration."

Just as Zuo Sixiang was saying these words, a rush of footsteps came from outside, approaching from far away.

The black-haired man and the brown-haired girl came here almost at once, and happened to listen to Zuo Sixiang's words.

Heimos' originally fast pace suddenly paused and then slowed down.

The little princess who originally came in behind him crossed him in a few steps and walked in front of him.

As they passed each other, Emma subconsciously looked back at Heimos.

Of course she knew Heimos.

It's just that her impression of Heimos was not very good five years ago. When she was a child at the time, she wanted to give Garlan a farewell kiss before leaving, but this man blocked her.

The way this man looked at Garlan and his obvious desire for dominance in his behavior made her very unhappy.

Therefore, when she met Garlan again a few days ago, even if she saw this man next to her, she pretended not to see him and ignored him.

However, the way this man looked at her was very strange...

Emma was thinking in her heart as she quickly walked in and looked up at Garlan.

Although she had been very well-behaved since that night and never mentioned the topic of the child to Garlan again.

However, she actually didn't give up.

The female warrior Elson is very tenacious in every aspect, how could she give up so easily?

She just wanted to wait until she got back and seek more advice from experienced people before looking for Garlan again.

But now... there seems to be a turning point?

Maybe she can get her wish this time?

On the throne, Garlan shook his head.

"No, I will not agree to this."

He said.

Secretary Zuo wanted to say something else, but the high priest standing aside suddenly raised his hand and stopped him.

Shermer, who had been silent all this time, raised his head.

"King Garlan."

He looked at Garlan sharply.

"You should have enough. Even your willfulness should have a limit."

The high priest's brows frowned deeply.

"Those words said at the Flower Festival Banquet are just an excuse."

He said,

"King Garlan, it is your responsibility as a king to get married, have children, and give birth to a successor to the throne. In my opinion, you are not the kind of irresponsible king."

"But why have you been making excuses to avoid this responsibility?"

Holding the heavy golden scepter in his hand, Shermuel took a step forward and stared at Garlan.

"King Garlan, can you answer me?"

Garlan's eyes met his high priest's for a moment.

He lowered his eyes and chuckled.

Indeed, others may not understand him, but Shermuer, who has watched him grow up, cannot fail to guess that what he did at the Flower Royal Festival dinner was just a farce.

Garlan raised his eyes and looked to one side of the room.

Of all the people in the room, Hermos stood farthest away from him.

The man stood silently.

The fine black forehead hair fell down, and the shadow covered the man's eyes, making it difficult for him to see clearly the look in Heymos's eyes at this moment.

But he could see that Heimos' hand hanging by his side was clenched.

That person is patient.

For him, I suppressed my pride and ferocity.

...that's enough.

Garlan lowered his eyes and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That man had done enough for him.

So, it was his turn to do something.

"Heimos."

King Garlan's shout made everyone turn around instinctively, and their eyes fell on the black knight standing behind them.

Heimos raised his head and looked at Garlan from a distance.

Garlan raised his hand and waved to him gently.

He lowered his eyes to cover the sinister look under his eyes, pursed his thin lips a little, and Heimos stepped towards Garlan.

Passing past the little princess, past the crowd, and past Kehos standing under the high platform, he walked up the steps and walked to Garlan who was sitting on the throne.

The two of them kept looking at each other.

The air seemed to heat up, as if there were invisible flames burning and boiling bit by bit.

"Shemer and the others hope that I can conceive a child with Princess Elson."

Garlan looked at Heimos and asked calmly.

"Heimus, what do you want me to do?"

Heimos stood in front of Garlan.

He stared deeply into Garlan's eyes, as if a storm was raging deep in his eyes.

He thought he had reached the limit of his patience.

He felt that he no longer wanted to endure it any longer.

The person he loved was clearly right in front of him, within his reach, but it happened to be unusually far away from him.

He couldn't touch or catch it.

Heimos slowly leaned forward and stretched out his right hand to firmly grasp Garlan's left wrist that was placed on the armrest of the throne.

"reject."

He said, his voice was low, filled with anger that had been suppressed for a long time.

The scar on the handsome side of his face increasingly exudes the ferocity of the Black Knight who is beginning to revive.

He squeezed Garlan's hand tightly and said in a cold tone: "Then, let them go."

Garlan raised his head and looked into Heimos's gloomy eyes, and suddenly the corners of his eyes curved slightly.

"I won't let them back down."

Garlan said.

A smile appeared in his eyes.

"They have to stay here. I have something to announce to them."

After saying that, before Heimos could understand the meaning of his words, Garlan raised his hand.

His right hand held Heimos' chin.

He smiled at Heimos again.

Then, before Heimos could react, his hand suddenly exerted force and pulled Heimos' face towards him.

in front of everyone

in full view

Garlan raised his head and kissed Heimos hard on the lips.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Novi, who had just rushed onto the high platform, was instantly petrified.

The blond knight under the high platform let out a small wow, with a look on his face that it was indeed the case.

Suojia held his forehead and secretly glanced at the person next to him.

Captain Sage looked confused.

Zuo Sixiang had a look of confusion on his face.

boom.

A dull bang.

That was the sound of the golden scepter, which High Priest Shamash never left his body, hitting the ground heavily.

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